Pedro Reyes says being Mexican is like living in an apartment where an upstairs neighbor has a leaking swimming pool. “Just what is leaking,” says Reyes, “is hundreds of thousands of guns.” He wants people to think about the availability of guns in the United States, and the impact that has in Mexico. At the… Continue reading This Artist Turns Guns into Musical Instruments
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Zimmerman’s Latest Artwork Targets Prosecutor Angela Corey
His previous piece of “art” of a discolored American flag sold for $100,099.99 on ebay, so Zimmerman is trying his luck again. This time, the object of his attention is none other than the prosecutor that brought the case against the neighborhood watch turned murderer himself, Angela Corey. In a tweet on Wednesday, Zimmerman’s brother… Continue reading Zimmerman’s Latest Artwork Targets Prosecutor Angela Corey
Largest Artwork in the World!
Icelandic artist Ingvar Bjorn is attempting to beat the Guinness World Record for “the most artists working on a single art installation” by creating The Largest Artwork in the World which will include participants from people all over the social media circuits. The project is in support of UNICEF and the organization’s attempt to bring attention to… Continue reading Largest Artwork in the World!
Photographing The King: Work From Photographer Camilo Jose Vergara
Chilean-born, New York-based writer, photographer Camilo Jose Vergara has been travelling across the US since 1970, photo documenting street portraits of Dr. Martin Luther King jr. Having discovered the many hand painted murals done by local artists on neighborhood walls of car repair shops, alleyways, barbershop and the like, Vargas noticed a consistent theme of this this folk… Continue reading Photographing The King: Work From Photographer Camilo Jose Vergara